Two traffic police officers attached to the Peliyagoda Police were injured and rushed to the National Hospital after they received gunshot injuries a short while ago. The shooting had occurred near the Bulugaha Junction in Dalugama.

The two officers were injured when an unknown individual who had arrived in a motorcar had tried to shoot at two individuals on a motorcycle in front of the car, but had shot at the motorcycle with the two policemen in the vicinity. The police have initiated investigations into the matter.